1991 Transnistrian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the breakaway republic of Transnistria on 1 December, 1991. These were the first such elections in the newly founded Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic, and were won by Igor Smirnov, one of the country's founders. Smirnov faced two opponents: Grigore Mărăcuţă and Grigoriy Blagodarniy.[1] Mărăcuţă would become an ally of Smirnov and was speaker of the Supreme Council until 2005.
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Results
Candidate | Running mate | Party | Votes | % | |
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Igor Smirnov | Alexandru Caraman | Independent | 65.4 | ||
Grigore Mărăcuţă | Boris Akulov | Republic | 33.4 | ||
Grigoriy Blagodarniy | Lyudmila Alfereva | Democratic Party | 1.2 | ||
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Source: Daily Report: Soviet Union[2] |
References
- (in Russian) Olvia Press: Presidential elections in Transnistria Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Daily Report: Soviet Union, issues 2130–235
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